Obituaries

Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, slain in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY — Malcolm Shabazz, 28, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, was found dead outside a Mexico City bar after a violent dispute over the bill, authorities said Friday.

City prosecutors are investigating the attack that sent Shabazz to a hospital with severe injuries. He died hours later on Thursday. U.S. officials confirmed that Shabazz was killed in Mexico City.

Family publicist Terrie Williams said the family would issue a statement later.

Labor activist Miguel Suarez, who was traveling with Shabazz, told The Associated Press that his friend was beaten up at a bar near Plaza Garibaldi, a downtown square that is home to Mexico City's mariachis.

Shabazz was born in 1984 to Qubilah Shabazz, one of six daughters of Malcolm X and his wife Betty Shabazz. Qubilah was 4 years old when she saw her father shot to death in a Harlem ballroom in 1965.

In June 1997, Malcolm Shabazz, then 12, set a fire at his grandmother Betty Shabazz's home. She died from severe burns, and he served four years in juvenile detention. He later expressed regret for his actions.

In recent years, Shabazz said he was writing a memoir and traveling the U.S. to speak out against youth violence.

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